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Hang Loose: 1970 Abarth Scorpione 1300

4/25/2010 Update: The listing expired with the asking price of $17,500. It is unknown whether it sold.

3/31/2010 Update: Two months later, this Abarth is now being offered by the same seller here on eBay with yet another lower asking price. The car has been rolled out of the garage and is much better presented as seen with this photo. We have updated the all the photo links below.

1/31/2010 Update: With just over a day left in the auction, the opening price of this Abarth has gone from $30k, to $27k, and now sits at $23k and still unable to find a bidder.Â And now the seller has started firing off some excellent answers to bidder questions! This one just keeps getting better. How low can it go?

From 1/27/2010:

This 1970 Abarth Scorpione 1300 was listed as a barn find on Craigslist in New York over Christmas for $5k. We never even knew about it. Interest was apparently strong enough to raise the price to $8k before the car was sold to New Hampshire. The new owner is now hoping to hit it big. Find the car here on eBay in Bow, New Hampshire with an opening bid of $30k and an unknown reserve. Special thanks to BaT reader Rick H. for this submission!

We are piecing together the story thanks to the good guys over at the Fiat X19 Forum. This seller beat us fair and square to a car that was likely under priced. There is no sense complaining about that. It seems like a cool little barn find but its rarity is making a genuine value difficult to decide. The interior is very clean and the engine bay is complete but could use some detailing. The orange color with steel wheels is the perfect combo.

It will be interesting to see what happens with this one. Is this seller just a speculator who will continue to lower the price until he gets a bite? Or will be decide to keep the car and hold tight to the idea that it is worth $30k to him and no less. He lists MGB cars and parts in his listing and elsewhere online so this car doesn’t seem like his cup of tea. Who knows? We just wish it was in our garage so that we could be hanging loose!